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(1429) February 28, 1907 - New York Life Insurance Co. - Manchester, N.H. Condition: Very Good Letterhead measures 8" by 11" and has been folded. Letter was typed and signed by J.F. Mullen, Cashier. Written to A. C. Phipps, and states that he has a grace period in which to pay his premium on his life insurance policy. The New York Life Insurance Co. was founded in 1845 and opened in New York City as the Nautilus Insurance Co. It changed its name to New York Life Insurance in 1849 and developed the non-forfeiture option, which developed the basis of guaranteed cash values found in policies today. By the mid 1800's the company had become the first American Life Insurance Company to pay a cash dividend to policy holders. In 1894 it became the first company to issue life insurance to women at the same rates as men! Susan B. Anthony was one of the first wormen to own an insurance policy and that policy came from New York Life. In 1896, the company became the first to insure those with physical impairments or hazardous occupations. Price: $7.50 + Shipping.
(1455) November 15, 1920 - Provident Life Insurance Co. - Des Moines, Iowa. Condition: Good Plus Letterhead measures 8" by 11" and has been folded. Letter was typed and signed by A.C. Tucker - President. Letter was sent to W. J. Steckel in Bloomfield, Iowa, and was about a misunderstanding of a previous letter. Mentions Life Insurance and Stocks. W. J. Steckel was a Charter Member of The Iowa Land Title Association, and attended the first meeting in 1903. Mrs. W. J. Steckel spoke at a meeting in 1903 about organizing a Women's Club to agitate the question of building a new school building in Bloomfield, Iowa. Price: $7.50 + Shipping.
(1456) October 4, 1911 - Williamsburgh City Fire Ins. Co. - Minneapolis, Minnesota. Condition: Very Good Letterhead measures 8" by 11" and has been folded. Has a very nice vignette of the Office Building. Letter was typed and was sent to W. C. Klein in Bemidji, Minnesota, and was about a meeting to discuss a land proposition. Interesting note: Williamsburgh City Fire Ins. Co. was involved in a court proceeding in 1910. The court proceeding had to do with the company allowing an insured customer to recover damages for a fire "the remote cause of which was an earthquake". They were brought to court by Pacific Heating and Ventilating Co in California. There is a record of the company's presence in Baltimore in 1904. It was established in the city of Williamsburgh, New York in 1853. Price: $8.50 + Shipping.
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